The Vodacom Cup is very important for us. If we manage to keep winning, we will keep our players match fit and be ready for the promotion/relegation. The competition will keep getting better and increase the players match fitness and match sharpness

Comment 13, posted at 03.05.13 14:54:32 by Mutley

@walter van Lions World (Comment 12) : yeah, for sure. Teckles and Whiteley are every bit as good as Alberst and Kanko. Completely see that logic.

actually, a try has always been a try, spelled exactly that way. It has nothing to do with the three points… but means “a try at goal”. In the old days, the try itself counted nothing, only the conversion.

Poor John Smit, we’re all expecting him to fix whatever this root cancer is that need fixing…..if he thought captaining the Boks was hard, welcome to rugby hell

Fix the Sharks, and fix us NOW!

Comment 107, posted at 03.05.13 17:04:40 by FireTheLooser

@blesbeer (Comment 105) : Great win Lions. Sharks you are gratious in defeat and humble in victory as always.

Comment 108, posted at 03.05.13 17:16:38 by Mutley

@FireTheLooser (Comment 102) : We don’t have a Sharks way of playing rugby. Look at the Bulls, Stormers and Cheetahs style and game plan. It gives them direction and platform. We rely too much on certain individuals as a result if those individuals or players are not playing or out of form we are exposed. We need structures, a particular way we play the game from the senior side to our juniors. We have no structure and are come short in pressure games. The lack of structure means that it also becomes difficult for juniors to easily fit into the senior side as they first need to learn a new system and then be told what is expected from a centre at the Sharks. We need a total revamp, hope John can make this happen. I’m tired of the Sharks brain trust. Have succeed in the boardroom but that success hasn’t been transferred to the playing field.

Comment 109, posted at 03.05.13 21:07:53 by GreatSharksays

@GreatSharksays (Comment 109) : I disagree. The Sharks have a shared, coherent vision entrenched from juniors right up to the Super Rugby side. Unfortunately that vision is “consistent failure to convert potential into meaningful performance”…

This is another classic example of why playoffs are just another form of exploitation by the administration. How often do we see top teams that have one poor day being outclassed by a team that consistently performed throughout a tournament?!